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____/ Rick on Sunday 11 May 2008 17:51 : \____
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:19:13 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:02:01 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
>>
>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:5024949.taHOOueKP1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> MySQL has had over 100,000,000 downloads. It's a case of evolve or
>>>> die.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> So?
>>>
>>> Downloads != installs.
>>>
>>> Or are you trying to claim that 1 in every 5 PC's on the planet is
>>> running MySQL?
>>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz = An idiot's idiot.
>>>
>>>
>>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>>
>> This is a perfect example of people downloading Linux or Linux
>> applications like Open Office and then tossing it because they hate
>> using it.
>>
>> Lot's of people try Linux, but very few stick with Linux.
>
> Lot's of people try Linux, and lots of people stick with it.
Lots of people are forced to buy Vista along with a PC, and few people actually
stick with it.
Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed
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| Microsoft says it remains happy with enterprise sales of Vista -- however,
| the software behemoth acknowledges that many businesses which have bought
| Vista licences are yet to deploy the software.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Windows-Vista-Sold-but-not-deployed/0,130061733,339284495,00.htm
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
|
| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales
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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
|
| [...]
|
| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
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